Situated not far from the town of Žiežmariai, the Pridotkų hillfort is located on the right bank of the Vajos river. The site is dated to the 1st millennium - beginning of the 2nd millennium BCE and was recognized as a state-protected monument in 2005. The hillfort is covered in oak trees and features a southern slope that is grassy.
The remaining part of the courtyard is round, barely 2 m in diameter. It is surrounded by a rampart 1.5 m high and 6 m wide, although the northwest part of the courtyard, as is most of it, has been washed away. The monument covers a total area of 7,000 m2.
Archaeological surveys were conducted in 1953 and 1971. In the eastern slope, on a 0.5 ha plot, there is a slope settlement where researchers found coarse and burnished ceramics, as well as a spindle whorl.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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